Displacement

CALL FOR ARTISTS

 

 Displacement

 

Exhibit location:        Dudoc–1489 Frances 
Exhibit dates:            November 8 – 25, 2018. Opening November 8

 

Deadline For Submission: Friday, September 21 at 5 pm

 

 

The Displacement Formula

 

d = v_ot + (1/2)at²Artist moves into sub-standard production space, not a safe area

 

d = (5.0 m/s)(3.0 s) + (1/2)(2.0 m/s/s)(3.0 s)² 

more artists move into the area, it becomes cool, funky, great vibe, edgy

 

d = 15 + 9 developers see potential,  quietly, development creep happens 

 

.d = 24 m artist evicted, moved on to other parts of the lower mainland further afield.

 

Our industrial lands are under enormous development pressure and in the last year the Eastside Culture Crawl Society (ECCS) has been notified of numerous artist production spaces facing doubling of rents and/or eviction. We are in a crisis situation and are looking at various ways to address this pressing issue.

 

The juried exhibit  Displacement seeks to address the issue of affordable artistic production space by bringing awareness to the artistic loss to our community. The exhibit will feature work by visual artists who have ever been evicted and/or are being evicted. Or, in the case of many artists, both!

 

The work submitted for this curated exhibit does notneed to be about evictions, displacement, or migration. The work can be about the central theme of displacement but we are also seeking to illustrate the artwork that our city is losing, and will continue to lose due to displacement of artists. The shifting demographics and nature of our neighbourhoods can also be addressed. 

 

Overall, this exhibit will question why the contribution of arts and culture to a city’s urban landscape is not taken more seriously. With recent real estate trends and developments, our city is simply not doing enough to provide assistance or advocate for 

preserving the spaces artists need to carry out their work.  We not only should be considering solutions such as  incentivizing building owners, property tax breaks, community amenity contributions, development levies, but also supporting the unique circumstances of these tenants and preserving the urban character they generate and creating an unique artistic creation zone. 

 

·     This is a curated exhibition 

·     Submissions are open to any artist

·     Each selected artist will receive an honorarium

 

SELECTION PROCESS

 

A panel of independent jurors consisting of professional artists and curators will review each artwork. Works selected for the show will reflect a wide range of artists’ experiences and viewpoints, with excellence as a common thread. The decisions will be made based on the following criteria:

 

·     Relevance to the theme

·     How it fits with the exhibition as a whole

·     Quality of execution

·     Originality

·     Presentation of artwork

 

WORK REQUIREMENTS:

 

·      Work must be suitably prepared for the exhibition and ready for presentation.

·      Wall mounted work must be appropriately framed or stretched with finished sides and properly wired for hanging. Work not properly prepared for exhibition will not be exhibited.

·      3-D work is encouraged

 

 

Sales: There will be a 30% commission for all works (or orders) sold. Worknot for sale (NFS) should be labelled as such and should include a value for insurance purpose